The Southwest Cougars win streak has reached eight games. Micky Gross made 41 saves, and Southwest defeated the Interlake Lightning 3-1 in Teulon. Shane Elder, Jack Polasek and Lynden Gould did the goal scoring for the Cougars.
Team Manitoba lost its preliminary round opener 4-3 to British Columbia at the 2024 U18 Women's National Hockey Championship in Quispamsis, New Brunswick. Linnea Misner of Cooks Creek, Jessica Anderson of Roland and Rio Pierre of Winnipeg scored for Manitoba. Elyse Denbow of Plumas made 33 saves. Team Manitoba's next game is today (11 a.m.) against Quebec.
The Virden Oil Capitals four-game losing skid came to an end Sunday night at Tundra Oil & Gas Place. Rhett Platt had a goal and two assists as Virden downed the Waywayseecappo Wolverines 4-2. Maddox Shindle, Noel Englot and Marshall Light also scored for the Caps. Nik Trakakis made 25 saves.
Tyler Rogers had three goals and four assists as the defending Westman High School Hockey League champion Vincent Massey Vikings defeated Birtle/Shoal Lake/Rossburn/Birdtail 13-2. The Vikings have won 10 in a row to start the season. Cole Fletcher scored six times and the Swan Valley Tigers shutout Boissevain/Deloraine/Waskada/Pierson 18-0. Jaxon Green had two goals and an assist in the Killarney/Wawanesa Raiders 6-3 victory over the Virden Golden Bears.
The Winnipeg Jets scored four third period goals en route to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canada Life Centre. Dylan Samberg scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period. Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti added empty net goals. Mark Scheifele, Logan Stanley Vladislav Namestnikov and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Jets who have won 11 of their first 12 games. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves.